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Omega's Olympic record of timing inventions

1932: Los Angeles

Omega became official timekeeper of the Olympics at the Los Angeles Games in 1932, supplying 30 high-precision chronographs for use across all sports. These stopwatches were officially certified and tested for precision in Switzerland, convincing the Olympic Organising Committee to select Omega for the Games. Official results were recorded to fifths and tenths of a second

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